Home/American Shipper/ICAO action bars plane lithium batteries American Shipper ICAO action bars plane lithium batteries FreightWaves Staff · Thursday, February 14, 2013 Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedInThese plane batteries are at the heart of an ongoing investigation by the FAA into problems with the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Almost a month ago, the lithium ion battery fueling one of these planes in Boston caught fire.